I’ve published the video below on my YouTube channel on why I’ve been away for so long and exposing the dark and nefarious actions of…THIS SITE!
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Enjoy the video…and if you want to contribute to the survey, this is it.
Here’s a transcript of the video in case you want to read the content:
Hey, folks. I’m back.
It’s been quite some time. As a matter of fact, my last post was, I believe, in the middle of December of last year. So it’s been about three months.
I want to actually start off by talking about just that. I held off on posting anything on TheMarq.com as well as the YouTube channel because of a conversation that I had with a friend. He mentioned the content that I’m publishing, especially the content about my business, published over the last 9 months or a year, could potentially be weaponized and used against me, against the company, to somehow trip us up.
I’ve thought about it and realized that in the end, I still want to have an open conversation with the community at large. I still want to be able to share what I’m learning in my business and elsewhere and use it as a way of giving it back to all of you. I’ll also post formal thanks to folks that have been key to our progress on ValTeo Tech and just in my personal life.
The related question that came up in that period was what does TheMarq mean? TheMarq.com, with a Q, is my personal blog, that I’ve used over the years for various article posts and, more recently, for posting these videos.
The name seems a little ambiguous, and someone actually pointed out that it may seem nefarious, right? It may have very negative connotations, as if I am making the mark, meaning my customers are the mark, and I’m somehow trying to fool them into buying something and being very devious about it.
Far from it.
That’s not at all what TheMarq means. TheMarq has always been, and will continue to be, about hitting the mark, being on target, really being accurate and on point about what you’re trying to achieve in life. As the tagline for the blog goes it’s about “Uncomplicating Business and Life.”
So with that, going forward, I will cover not only the topics about what’s going on with my business, ValTeo Tech, how we’re progressing this year as we’re beginning to get repeat business, what our strategy is going to be, but also about some of the tools that we’ve picked up along the way, some of the things that I’ve learned, whether they worked or didn’t. Whether other people’s recommendation jive with what we were trying to achieve.
I also want to take it a step further and, to a certain extent, go back to what the site was initially intended for, which was to share a lot of things that are going on in my personal life as well. What’s going on in my garden, for example, that I’ve never talked about on my YouTube channel. What are my successes there, and what’s not working in Southern California weather these days. So, I’ll be sharing a lot of personal stuff as well as professional things that I think you might find useful.
To that end, I actually have a set of questions for you guys. I’ve linked a survey below with three simple questions. I’m curious about the following:
- What topics you guys want me to cover
- What, from the topics that I’ve covered, did you find interesting that you think I should dig a little further into
- Lastly, I want to hear any comments you have about how I can improve the posts, the site, whatever the case may be.
I’m looking forward to these responses, and you should be looking forward to these posts coming in on a regular basis, whether it’s on TheMarq.com or on the YouTube channel.
This year I’m also planning on distributing the content through LinkedIn. If you’re seeing this on LinkedIn, I’m interested in your comments on what topics would be of interest to you.
All right, until then, until next time…hasta!
If you want to contribute to the survey, this is it.